The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-04-07
s.c FIRE IN BOSTON.
A Building Burned In the Heart OF
the City-Post Office Square En-
dangered-Loss of si5o,ooo.

BosToN, April GA serious fire broke
out in the triangular building at the corner
of Milk street and Post Office Square shortly
before one O'Clock this afternoon. The
flames were first discovered IN the stock dry
ing room of Wright & Potter's large print
ing establishment at Nos. 96 and 9S Milk
street, and SO rapidly did the fire extend that
upon the arrival Of the fire department the
flames were running from the three upper
stories of the elegant stone building; and it
seemed as if the fire had obtained fatal head
way. The other occupants Of the building
were 0. j. Rand & Co., bookDlnders; Wilson
Brothers, publishers, and q. *. Paul q Co..
dealers in iron and brass castings, etc. A
large quantity of infammable material in
the building made an intensely hot fire, and
the firemen were quickly driven from the
interior of the premises. So fiercely did the
flames shoot out Of the windows that several
ladders caught fire before they could be
moved, and a number of firemen had narrow
escapes from burning. The fire soon ate its
way through the rear OF the building on
Bath street, and dozen streams Of water
were brought to bear upon 1t from that point
So serious did the situation seem that two
more alarms were sounded, and with addl-
tional help thus summoned the most effective
work was accomplished.
Before 1.30 p. m. the firemen had gained
control Of the flames and had the fire confined
to the section of the block numbered 96 and
9o Milk street, and before O'Clock all the
fire had been extinguished.
Messrs Wright IL Potter who are the
State printers, carried a large stock and all
their State work is burned. Fifteen presses,
OF rIxr aalaf falx
ruined. Some 80 differen. State documents
were being printed, and these were de-
stroyed, involving a loss of thousands of
pages of composition. Their loss is esti-
mated at about $4,000; they are insured for
$4,000 or $S0,000
o. J. Rand & Co. lose on stock $4,000;
they are insured for $1,000. They also lose
books, pamphlets, etc, which were being
bound Tor outside parties. These are valued
at $4,000, upon which the insurance is un-
known.
G. K, Paul & Co.. carried a stock worth
$4,000, which is probably damaged to the
amount OF $4,000 or $1,000. They are insured
for $4,000.
Wilson Bros. estimate their loss at $1,000;
they are insured.
oanborn. steam engineer. and the Mystic
Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of
engineers SdndrieS, will aggregate $1,000.
They are fully insured.
MeSSrS. D. ii. OSgo0d q Co., manufacture
ers OF printers rollers. at No. 100 Milk street
lose about $1,000 by water. They are in
Sured.
The building to which the fire was confined
is owned by Lewis Cabot. The upper stor-
les We're Quilted and the roof destroyed. The
damage Is estimated at $1,000; insured for
$3c, 600.
The cause of the fire is not known. Sew
eral fremen received slight injuries during
the process of the fire.
A Blaze in New York.
NEW YORK, April 6.-The Sebastian
Wagon Company's shop an East Forty-third
street took fire this morning and damaged
the wagons and building to the aggregate
amount of $4,000. The Insurance is $30OC0.